Alyson Stoner

Date of Birth
11 August 1993, Toledo, Ohio, USA

Birth Name
Alyson Rae Stoner

Nickname
Stoner

Height
5' 4" (1.63 m)


Alyson Rae Stoner is an American actress, singer, model and dancer. Stoner is best known for her roles in The Suite Life of Zack & Cody (as Max), Cheaper By The Dozen, Cheaper by the Dozen 2 (as Sarah Baker), Mike's Super Short Show (as Sally), and Camp Rock (as Caitlyn Gellar). She has also been a background dancer for Missy Elliott, Eminem, Outkast and Will Smith. She is also known for her voice as Isabella in the Disney Channel series Phineas and Ferb. Stoner is currentley filming the Alyson Stoner Project, series 1,2 and 3 which will be released around February or March 2009 on Disney Channel (U.S).


While growing up, attending Maumee Valley Country Day School, she studied Ballet, Tap Dance, and Jazz Dance at the O'Connell's Dance Studio in her hometown. She also modeled and trained at the Margaret O'Brien Modeling Studio there. She won best model of the year at the IMTA Convention in New York City with Ms.O'Brien's studio in 2000, and she won many awards in acting and dance. After this, Alyson decided to try hip-hop dancing, including appearing in the Missy Elliot music video for "work it". She moved to Los Angeles and trained with such well-known choreographers as Wade Robson, Fatima, and Hi Hat.

Career

Dancing

After choreography training in Los Angeles, Stoner famously appeared as a background dancer in the music video for Missy Elliott's "Work It", "Gossip Folks", and "I'm Really Hot" and as well as Eminem's "Just Lose It" and "No Tengo Dinero" by the Kumbia Kings. She has also been a back-up dancer for Will Smith at the 2005 Nickelodeon Kids Choice Awards, and for OutKast at the 2004 Kid's Choice Awards. Stoner danced with a dancing group called the JammXKids between 2003 and 2006. She quit the group in early 2006 due to scheduling conflicts, but continues to work with the individual kids in different jobs. She was also one of the dancers in the special features for the Shark Tale DVD. Stoner teaches hip hop currently at millennium dance complex, and is credited as the youngest person to teach a master class there.

Film

In 2002, Stoner became the co-host of the Disney Channel's Mike's Super Short Show along with Michael Alan Johnson, an infomercial segment regarding forthcoming Disney releases.

In 2003 and 2005, she appeared as Sarah, one of the twelve Baker children, in the successful comedies Cheaper by the Dozen and Cheaper by the Dozen 2. She has also appeared in several television shows aimed at the preteen market, including The Suite Life of Zack and Cody, That's So Raven and Drake and Josh.

In 2006, she had a small film role in Step Up as Channing Tatum's younger sister. She currently provides the voice of Isabella in the new Disney Channel animated series Phineas and Ferb, it was Stoner that came up with her character's catchphrase "Whatcha doin'?"

In 2007, she was in the hit TV series The Naked Brothers Band.

In 2008, she starred in the Disney Channel Original movie Camp Rock as Caitlyn Gellar, an aspiring music producer.

Recently, Stoner starred as Alice McKinley in the movie Alice Upside Down, based loosely on the Alice series, particularly The Agony of Alice, by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor. This was her second starring role, and, according to an interview that appears on the direct-to-DVD release, she states that this was the first time she has had to appear in every scene in a movie.

Music

Music has been one of Stoner's long-time passions. In 2005, she recorded a cover version of the song "Baby It's You" by JoJo. In 2008, she sings two songs from the soundtrack of the movie "Alice Upside Down" Lost and Found, and Free Spirit, in which she plays the lead role. She has also recorded a cover version of the song Dancing in the Moonlight for the 2009 upcoming Disney DVD/Blu-Ray movie, Space Buddies.

Stoner is currently working with record producers, songwriters and a vocal coach in order to focus on transitioning her style from "kiddie-pop" into a more soulful pop vibe with a little alternative edge, as she can start working on her first studio album.

Publishing

Stoner is the "dance editor" for KEWL Magazine. She also recently hosted a global fan summit on Amazon.com with Hannah Montana star Miley Cyrus. Stoner appeared in the Disney Channel Original Movie Camp Rock, along with the Jonas Brothers. Her next film will be Ghosttown. Stoner is currently working on a "top-secret Alyson Stoner Project" described as "a dance video hybrid - melding many styles of entertainment into one package". It has a tentative release date for this summer and is being directed by Kevin Schmidt, her co-star from Cheaper by the Dozen (2003 film).[7] Behind the scenes videos and pics are available at her YouTube and new MySpace account.

In the summer of 2008, she appeared in the Disney Channel Games as a member of the Blue Lightning Team along with the Kiely Williams, Demi Lovato, Roshon Fegan, her Camp Rock castmates, Shin Koyamada, Cole Sprouse and several overseas Disney Channel actors. Stoner has also appeared in Wii Fit related videos on the Nintendo Channel on the Wii video game console demonstrating how to do balance exercises. She voiced the character Kairi for the video game Kingdom Hearts Re:Chain of Memories.